Collocations withcontempt
These are words often used in combination withcontempt.
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civil contempt
I leave aside for now the distinctions among criminal contempt, civil contempt, and coercive contempt. 24.
From theCambridge English Corpus
contempt of court
Justices of the peace did so regularly, and even common law judges did so in cases of contempt of court.
From theCambridge English Corpus
contempt proceedings
Much evidence shows that the contempt proceedings are not intended for that purpose alone.
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criminal contempt
I leave aside for now the distinctions among criminal contempt, civil contempt, and coercive contempt. 24.
From theCambridge English Corpus
utter contempt
We can only register our utter contempt for such behaviour.
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